Blood Beast from Outer Space
Original title: The Night Caller
- 19651965
- 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
775
YOUR RATING
Mutant humanoids from outer space kidnap young Earth females in order to interbreed and save their species from extinction.Mutant humanoids from outer space kidnap young Earth females in order to interbreed and save their species from extinction.Mutant humanoids from outer space kidnap young Earth females in order to interbreed and save their species from extinction.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
775
YOUR RATING
- Director
- Writers
- Jim O'Connolly(screenplay)
- Frank Crisp(from the novel by)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- Jim O'Connolly(screenplay)
- Frank Crisp(from the novel by)
- Stars
Tony Wager
- Pvt. Higginsas Pvt. Higgins
- (as Anthony Wager)
- Director
- Writers
- Jim O'Connolly(screenplay)
- Frank Crisp(from the novel by)
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
- All cast & crew
Storyline
The inhabitants of Ganymede need to find mates from another world or they will become extinct. They soon discover a suitable breeding stock amongst the females of planet Earth. —Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>
- Taglines
- Space Creatures Snatch Girls To Mysterious Planet!
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Did you know
- TriviaUK prints of the film feature Alan Haven's version of the hit instrumental "Image" as its theme.
- GoofsIn the Colorized version, two characters watch a TV news broadcast in colour; colour TV didn't start in the UK until 1967, two years after The Night Caller (1965) was released.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Ann Barlow: Dr. Morley?
Dr. Morley: Yes?
Ann Barlow: Come and have a look at this. That's over a hundred miles up, coming in from space.
Dr. Morley: Well, what's the speed?
Ann Barlow: Over ten thousand miles an hour.
- Alternate versionsThe original US release replaced the instrumental theme played under the opening credits with a vocal. There were also a few edits, mainly with regard to the topless pictures in "Bikini Girl" magazine.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: The Night Caller (1970)
Top review
THE NIGHT CALLER (John Gilling, 1965) **1/2
Low-key but intriguing and generally effective variation on the alien invasion theme (though the script is far inferior to the Quatermass archetype); as a matter of fact, the police procedural tends to be more engaging than the high-falutin' scientific theorizing! Unfortunately, too, some of the dialogue is unintelligible due to the heavy British accents (but, then, the version I watched was accompanied by subtitles in Italian!).
The cast features several familiar British faces (Maurice Denham, John Carson, Jack Watson, etc.); still, as with many low-budget horror films of its era, the lead role was given to an American actor: in this case, John Saxon - who's pretty adequate under the circumstances, with a blonde Patricia Haines (whom I recently saw in the awful VIRGIN WITCH [1972]) as his female co-star. Aubrey Morris, however, is memorable as the scurrilous editor of a 'girlie' magazine - which is used as bait for the alien's female victims (who, as is often the case, has descended to Earth because his own planet has reached saturation point). This element gives way to some typically dry British humor (especially the awkward interrogation of one of the missing girl's simple but cantankerous parents)...but Ballard Berkeley's belated introduction as the Commander steering the operations engaged in the alien's capture can't be taken seriously - in view of his regular appearance as the befuddled Major in the classic TV comedy series FAWLTY TOWERS (1975-79), devised by and starring Monty Python's John Cleese!!
With the imposing figure of the alien generally shown lurking in the shadows or hidden behind heavy clothing and a mask (shades of the giallo subgenre?), its menace is evoked through the creature's adoption of a mellifluous yet sinister 'human' voice; that said, the make-up effects shown intermittently are surprisingly subtle. Even so, the best thing about the film is certainly Stephen Dade's chiaroscuro photography - utilizing some odd angles, particularly during the alien manhunt, obviously inspired by THE THIRD MAN (1949)! The rather uneventful cautionary finale, then, is reminiscent of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951).
The cast features several familiar British faces (Maurice Denham, John Carson, Jack Watson, etc.); still, as with many low-budget horror films of its era, the lead role was given to an American actor: in this case, John Saxon - who's pretty adequate under the circumstances, with a blonde Patricia Haines (whom I recently saw in the awful VIRGIN WITCH [1972]) as his female co-star. Aubrey Morris, however, is memorable as the scurrilous editor of a 'girlie' magazine - which is used as bait for the alien's female victims (who, as is often the case, has descended to Earth because his own planet has reached saturation point). This element gives way to some typically dry British humor (especially the awkward interrogation of one of the missing girl's simple but cantankerous parents)...but Ballard Berkeley's belated introduction as the Commander steering the operations engaged in the alien's capture can't be taken seriously - in view of his regular appearance as the befuddled Major in the classic TV comedy series FAWLTY TOWERS (1975-79), devised by and starring Monty Python's John Cleese!!
With the imposing figure of the alien generally shown lurking in the shadows or hidden behind heavy clothing and a mask (shades of the giallo subgenre?), its menace is evoked through the creature's adoption of a mellifluous yet sinister 'human' voice; that said, the make-up effects shown intermittently are surprisingly subtle. Even so, the best thing about the film is certainly Stephen Dade's chiaroscuro photography - utilizing some odd angles, particularly during the alien manhunt, obviously inspired by THE THIRD MAN (1949)! The rather uneventful cautionary finale, then, is reminiscent of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951).
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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